Awareness is growing that anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery can cause harm at any age, as can the more common finding of a myocardial bridge. Our clinicians share their latest management strategies for these congenital defects.
CME Course on Lifelong Care of Adult CHD Comes to Chicago This Spring
Lifelong surveillance is paramount for adults with congenital heart disease. This upcoming CME event aims to ensure awareness and utilization of advances in imaging, surgical repair and catheter interventions.
Pulmonary Valve Replacement: Update From a High-Volume Center
For adults with pulmonary valve dysfunction who have had prior open-heart surgeries, more transcatheter options are available than ever before.
In Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Care Can Never Be Too Comprehensive
Cleveland Clinic has been designated an ACHD Accredited Comprehensive Care Center by the Adult Congenital Heart Association. Two ACHD experts explain why such accreditation matters more than ever as the subspecialty surges.
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A 3D-Printed Window Into Biventricular Repair of Adult Heterotaxy
A 30-year-old born with heterotaxy presents with cyanosis and a prior stroke. Can a 3D-printed model of his complex anatomy reveal the feasibility of biventricular repair? Check out this short captioned video.
For Adults with Congenital Heart Disease, Longer Lives Make Specialized Follow-Up Crucial
Not all adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) even realize they have it. But all stand to benefit from lifelong follow-up monitoring by a CHD specialist.
Congenital Heart Disease Conference Promises to Impress
Conference to provide expert advice from world leaders on the symptoms, treatments and outcomes of Shone’s complex, a rare and complicated congenital heart abnormality.
AHA Guidelines: Time to Revisit Thinking on Pregnancy in Women with Complex Congenital Heart Disease
New recommendations endorse the idea that successful pregnancy and vaginal delivery are possible for most women with complex CHD. The key is shared management by a high-risk obstetrician and a cardiologist versed in CHD.
Cleveland Clinic’s Cardiovascular CME Events for 2017
Cleveland Clinic’s offering cardiovascular-oriented live CME for just about every subspecialty interest in the coming year. And not just in Cleveland.
Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Its Expanding ED Footprint (Infographic)
A new national database analysis shows that adult congenital heart disease is placing a large and growing burden on emergency departments. This infographic shares the data essentials at a glance.